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Meet Forbes’ “top 10 highest paid women in music 2016”

According to Forbes’ Highest-Paid Women in Music list for 2016, 26-year-old US Pop star Taylor Swift
is the richest female musician. Swift amassed earnings of 170 million
US dollars (£137.8m) over the past year. Her earnings are mainly due to
her 1989 World Tour raking in a quarter of a billion dollars. She also
has lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as Diet Coke, Apple and
more.British singer Adele was second on the list, with 80.5 million US
dollars (£65.2 million). Forbes estimated the pre-tax income of
personalities from June 1 2015 through to June 1 2016 from a variety of
sources, including data from Pollstar, Nielsen and the Recording
Industry Association of America, as well as interviews with managers,
lawyers and some of the stars themselves. See the full of Forbes’
highest paid female musicians in 2016 below:1. Taylor Swift – $170m (£137.8m)2. Adele – $80.5m (£65.2m)3. Madonna – $76.5m (£62m)4. Rihanna – $75m (£60.8m)5. Beyonce – $54m (£43.8m)6. Katy Perry – $41m (£33.2m)7. Jennifer Lopez – $39.5m (£32m)8. Britney Spears – $30.5m (£24.7m)9. Shania Twain – $27.5m (£22.3m)10. Celine Dion – $27m (£21.9m)